Comments on: Inconvenient service cuts don’t save much money

By: With service cuts looming, a look at the last proposal :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:26:03 +0000

[...] and bus service. The service cuts were extensive and inconvenient. To make matters worse, they barely represented much of a cost savings. The plan below was on the table last year. Keep in mind that the dollar figures are a year [...]

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » » The purpose of the station booth closures

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:35:32 +0000

[...] $52 million is just 4.33 percent of the MTA’s overall $1.2 billion deficit. Much like the not-so-cost efficient service cuts, the MTA is reducing a lot of staff for little overall savings. I guess every little bit [...]

By: Cen-Sin

Cen-Sin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:29:09 +0000

Why are they running the N local in Manhattan instead of the Q? The Q is already local in Brooklyn, and the N is express in Brooklyn. Why make riders switch trains just to continue their trip express? Besides, it makes little sense to me to run an express train local half way and vice versa. The cost savings — if implemented — would be the same, since the N and Q run the same route from Manhattan to Queens anyway.

By: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog » Blog Archive » » Live from the MTA hearings

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:50:26 +0000

[...] Mason has now pointed out what I noted a few weeks ago. The service cuts are covering a minimal percentage of this budget gap. [...]

By: Blowin’ in the Wind | Now and Then: an American Social History Project blog

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:18:23 +0000

[...] Also, to keep things in perspective: Estimated Income from Plastic bag tax: $16 million Estimated Savings from MTA Service Cuts in doomsday scenario: $25.19 million dollars [...]

By: Tania

Tania — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:05:37 +0000

I beg to differ. As I’m sure we’re all well aware, after 11PM…the Queens Blvd line becomes a regular game of “will I have to wait more than an hour for the local train while the F express goes by.” As a creature of the night, I can’t recall the last time I’ve taken a local E or R (which I swear still does not run at night…) home but can recall in the past few months several dozen times I’ve had to run to the middle of the platform at Roosevelt to catch the G.

Of course, this is right next to the sign stating the G will not stop here ever at all times.

Considering how sub-par night service in these parts are, I don’t see the big inconvenience for the MTA to keep doing what they’re doing: G to Court Sq. during the day, G to 71st. at nights. It makes the most sense considering during the day, there are 2 express lines and 2 local lines on the line. At night, there is one local and one express. There isn’t exactly the same train traffic problem at night that there is in the day.

By: Marc Shepherd

Marc Shepherd — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:14:00 +0000

I am still not clear what you think they ought to do, assuming the Ravitch proposal, or something equivalent to it, fails to pass the legislature.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:20:18 +0000

I would love to see a station agent actually leave their booth.

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:21:53 +0000

You say, “This will allow the MTA to cut the number of new cars they have to order” in defense of cutting train routes.

Thanks for reading your own post.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:12:53 +0000

thanks for reading…